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BBC News - London
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The latest stories from the London section of the BBC News web site.
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VIDEO: Call for 2012 ticket transparency
The London Assembly has called for more transparency on how Olympic tickets have been allocated.
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VIDEO: London's 2012 security in major test
A simulated terror attack has been carried out on the Underground to test security ahead of the Olympic Games.
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VIDEO: Cycle safety calls grow louder
Cyclists in London have protested in Westminster calling on the government to make the capital's roads safer, ahead of a parliamentary debate.
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Baby P duo made 'serious errors'
Two of Baby Peter's social workers committed a "serious error of judgement" during an incident which saw him "disappear" for 12 days, a tribunal hears.
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Looter 'asked around for lighter'
A man accused of starting a fire that destroyed a Croydon furniture shop during the riots asked other looters to give him a lighter, a jury hears.
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Morrison fined over Twitter post
West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison is fined £7,000 by the Football Association and warned as to his future conduct following comments made on Twitter.
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Olympics security test is staged
A major exercise testing security and emergency services in the event of a terror attack during the Olympic and Paralympic Games is held in London.
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St Paul's camp appeal bid refused
A legal challenge by Occupy protesters to keep a camp outside St Paul's Cathedral is thrown out by the Court of Appeal.
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Saracens hand out six new deals
Saracens awarded new contracts to six players, including Owen Farrell, Mouritz Botha and Ernst Joubert.
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Officers shot at on night patrol
Police officers patrolling the streets of south London were shot at by a man they tried to speak to, say the Metropolitan Police.
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Two charged after cannabis raid
Police charge two men after finding about 1,000 cannabis plants growing on an industrial estate in east London.
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Pregnant woman stabbed in street
A heavily pregnant woman fends off an apparent attempt to stab her in the stomach area suffering cuts to her hands, police say.
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Jury considers 'witchcraft' case
A jury retires to consider the case of a couple alleged to have murdered a teenage boy they had accused of witchcraft.
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Digital art named for The Space
Shakespeare's Globe and the John Peel Centre will be involved in a new London 2012 digital art project called The Space.
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The mood at Occupy London's camp
Occupy London protesters say their camp has been defeated but not their cause
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2012 Stadium turf will be removed
The turf inside London's 2012 Olympic Stadium will be ripped up and replaced after the Games, as part of a £35m redevelopment of the site.
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VIDEO: Occupy stands by protest rights
Protesters have been refused permission to appeal against orders to evict their camp outside St Paul's Cathedral.
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London Olympics 'not worth it'
Iain Sinclair has spent decades documenting London and reckons east London has been ruined
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MP Begg hurt in wheelchair fall
Aberdeen South MP Dame Anne Begg is being treated in hospital for a broken leg and wrist after falling from her wheelchair.
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Terry could be back in four weeks
Chelsea captain John Terry can make a quicker than expected return to action, according to manager Andre Villas-Boas.
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BBC London News
